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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1991
Joseph A Correnti, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Ralph M Pipitone, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Michael W Thomas, Bellevue, WA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An improved data processing system and operating system having a selectable scheduler. An operating system kernel is provided having a standardized interface for permitting the installation of a selected one of multiple diverse schedulers for use in different environments. System resources which may include memory, input/output devices and file systems are thereafter optimally allocated for a selected set of applications and a particular environment within the data processing system by permitting a user to install a selected one of the multiple schedulers which directly controls allocation of processor time, thereby indirectly allocating system resources. The standardized interface within the operating system kernel is preferably provided utilizing a kernel extension mechanism and installation of a selected one of the multiple schedulers may occur automatically, in response to system initialization, or may be selectively achieved during operation of the data processing system.